Dave Zirin on Loving and Hating the Olympics

Politically Re-Active with W. Kamau Bell & Hari Kondabolu

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🗓️ 25 August 2016

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Today we're talking about sports! (And politics)Every four years, Americans pick a president. And every fours summers, the world’s nations send its most muscled and agile to compete in a display of artistry and athleticism. And on #politicallyreactive, we’re talking about both! Put your headphones on and get pumped because this episode has legs: Kamau and Hari zip through a recap of the Rio Olympics with The Nation’s sports editor Dave Zirin, talking about the political highlights (Ethiopian marathon runner Feyisa Lilesa’s symbol of protest and the triumph of Rio’s own Rafaela Silva in judo) to the worst (two words: Ryan Lochte). And of course because this is #politicallyreactive, we dig into the shadowiness of Olympic bids which if successful, tend to result in the displacement of poor communities while leaving the environment much worse off.Check out Dave Zirin’s podcast Edge of Sports from Panoply: http://www.edgeofsportspodcast.com/Check out Hari’s tour and pick up his new album Mainstream American Comic at www.harikondabolu.com. Find out where Kamau will be next and subscribe to his other great podcasts at www.wkamaubell.comAnd send us your Twitter comments and emails NOW! We’re answering your questions very soon: #politicallyreactive or politicallyreactive@firstlook.org

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0:00.0	We also know the story that we'll get into later of a young Olympian kid named Ryan Lockty who was abused by the Rio Police.
0:07.4	A child, if you will.
0:08.6	I mean, barely a fetus.
0:12.5	From First Look Media and Penetra, this is politically reactive. I'm Debbie Camaubell.
0:18.1	And I'm America's boy toy, Harry Cunderbolo.
0:20.8	The show where two comedians try to make sense of politics in America.
0:24.2	And today, we get to talk about sports!
0:27.2	And it's not even my birthday.
0:30.0	Yep, on today's show, we're going to get into two of our favorite subjects, sports and politics.
0:36.2	We'll be talking to journalist Dave Zyron. He's a sports editor at the Nation and the author of eight books.
0:42.0	What's most recent is, Brazil's dance with the devil, the World Cup, the Olympics,
0:46.2	and the fight for democracy. The perfect summertime beach reading.
0:50.3	He also hosts the wonderful podcast, Edge of Sports.
0:54.2	So the Olympics have officially ended.
0:56.4	And in the past few weeks, we saw American athletes at their best.
1:00.0	This is significant. You are the first African American woman to metal in an individual event
1:06.7	in swimming. What does that mean to you, Simone?
1:10.0	Yeah, it means a lot. I mean, this metal is not just for me. It's for a whole bunch of people
1:14.0	who have came before me and have an inspiration to me. Marita Callan and it's for all the people
1:18.4	after me who can't, who believe they can't do it. And I just want to be inspiration to others
1:22.0	that you can do it.
1:23.5	Gone queen.
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